Rio 2016 saw some amazing sporting achievements including swimmer Michael Phelps becoming the most decorated Olympian to date . |
The UK voted to leave the European Union . |
Donald Trump became the 45th President of the USA . |
Some famous faces passed away : David Bowie , George Michael , Alan Rickman . |
The Queen celebrated her 90th birthday . |
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Editor Anita Jaynes said , “ It ’ s hard to believe this September we ’ re celebrating eight years of The Business Exchange in Swindon & Wiltshire and five years of The Business Exchange in Bath & Somerset . |
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So much has happened ( especially in the last year and a half ) and I ’ m pleased to say despite the recent challenges we ’ re still going strong , and our offering is continuing to grow and develop . |
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“ We ’ re now Bath AND Swindon and Wiltshire ’ s ONLY B2B publisher offering coverage in print and online and connecting people through networking events and awards .” |
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The Business Exchange really has evolved in the last eight years . It began with the Swindon and Wiltshire magazine and website , then the Bath website and in 2016 published the first quarterly Bath & Somerset magazine . |
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Two years later along came the Techies ( our tech awards for Swindon and Wiltshire ) and in 2019 we launched our first South West Charity Conference which grew to a Conference and Expo in 2020 with over 500 attendees . |
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Anita added , “ I think the reason we ’ ve survived and thrived when so many publishers are folding is we truly care about our community , connecting people and seeing businesses grow as a result of working with us . |
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“ This business will never make me a millionaire , yet it brings me so much happiness working with such fantastic people , all with the same goal , to earn an honest living , do a great job for |